Last week's political deal has yet to be put into legal form and approved by national parliaments in the euro area -- a process that will take at least until late September and could spark revolts in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland or Slovakia

The Associated Press has withheld the exact location of the base at the request of the US officials

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Scores killed, 5 vehicles of joint enemy destroyed in Parwan July 27 – Mujahideen officials from Parwan province report a heavy fighting between Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate and the combined Afghan and NATO invading forces in Shinwari district of the Province Tuesday.According to the reports, the joint forces were attempting to plot an offence in the said district against the regional Mujahideen who, as per[>] prior information of the operation, had already stationed in ambushes to surprise the enemy forces and upon the enemy’s arrival in the area, waylaid the enemy forces triggering a deadly confrontation which ended up killing and wounding a dozen of the NATO invaders and their puppets as well as destroying five of the enemy vehicles, while one of the enemy vehicles and some arms got captured during the engagement.